The Sharp Tools awards have been instituted from 2010 to the Best & Second Best Papers in
Welding Fabrication and Practices specifically in Welded fabrication, quality assurance, Testing
and inspection of components and awarded during the National Welding Seminars / International
Congress / Conference of the Institute.

Evaluation Criteria
Why:

• Purpose/objective of the fabrication/repair and its industrial importance.
• Benefits visualised through lower costs and higher functional efficiency.
• Clearly defined planning and scope of work.

How:

• Originality of approach/novelty of design – Ingenuity in the use of materials and adoption
of welding processes.
• Innovation or ingenuity in setting up work, adopting procedures for higher
productivity/quality.
• Method of fabrication/repair/execution of project -how correct and systematic is it?
• Final inspection/test data and performance analysis.

What:

• Accuracy of the results in terms of cost savings, functional efficiency, with reference to
the objectives specified by the author.
• Other findings, if any, of importance besides what was specified, as a by-product during
the course of the work.
• Overall writing style and effectiveness in communication.

Evaluation Procedure
Weightage:

WHY -20%, HOW -40%, WHAT -40%

• Each paper is evaluated by three separate judges (Professors, Researchers, Welding
  engineers from various fabrication industries, consultants, consumable manufacturers
  etc.) for each category.
• Copies of the papers are sent to the judges.
  Their evaluation is compiled and normalised with respect to Judge’s average and the
  global average.
• Care is taken to avoid the judge being one of the authors of the papers being evaluated.
  

AWARD :
The winners of this award receive Certificate and a cash prize of Rs.3000.00 & Rs.2000.00 respectively.